Bridge · Tsukuda / Akashicho

Tsukuda Ohashi Bridge 佃大橋

The first new Sumida bridge after the war, opened in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics on the site of the 320-year-old Tsukuda ferry.

HoursOpen 24 hours

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereTsukishima Station (Yurakucho Line, Oedo Line), 5 min

Time needed15 min

Best timeLate afternoon and evening

AddressAkashicho / Tsukuda 1, Chuo City, Tokyo

About

Tsukuda Ohashi replaced the Tsukuda no Watashi ferry, which had run between Akashicho and Tsukudajima for over three centuries. Built for the 1964 Olympics, it was a pioneer of lifting huge prefabricated girder blocks into place with a floating crane. The bridge itself is a plain box girder, but the walk across gives wide views of the Tsukishima and Okawabata towers, Chuo Ohashi and Kachidoki, and the old Tsukuda ferry monument stands on the Akashicho bank. On the Tokyo Marathon course, runners know it as a notorious climb.

Highlights

Site of the Tsukuda ferry, which ran for over 300 years
Built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Wide river views of Tsukudajima's towers and Chuo Ohashi
Steep section of the Tokyo Marathon course

Tips

Look for the Tsukuda ferry monument at the west end, near St. Luke's Hospital.
From the east end walk down into Tsukudajima's old lanes and on to Tsukishima Monja Street.
Pedestrians must leave the elevated road at the east end and continue at street level.

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Tsukuda Ohashi Bridge 佃大橋

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